KIM DO YOUNG was surprised, too I think I realized it these days. Compliments...Hitting batting average of 0.344 → Noreun-daero final hit! 26-year-old crazy talent blooms

Apr 09, 2025

KIA Byun Woo-hyuk for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok

The game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 4th, and KIA Byun Woo-hyuk hitting a two-run timely hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the top of the first inning. Jamsil= Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.04/

The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and KIA Byun Woo-hyuk, with one out and second base, hits an RBI comeback in the top of the 8th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/

A seven-year-old big shot prospect is finally blooming.

The KIA Tigers won the first game of the week series against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th, 5-4 with Byun Woo-hyuk, who swung a two-hit, three-run bat.

In particular, Byun Woo-hyuk showed off his fiercer presence in the clutch by hitting a two-run come-from-behind hit at 1-2 and then hitting the winning hit again in a 3-3 balance.

He is Byun Woo-hyuk, who has been famous as a big shot prospect since his days at Bukil High School. He wore the Hanwha uniform as the first nomination in 2019. Along with Lee Hae-no Si-hwan (2nd first round) and Euro-Gyeol (2nd round), he attracted attention as a trio who will lead Hanwha's future.

However, unlike Noh Si-hwan, who burst into laughter as the home run king, he failed to show his talent. He changed his uniform to KIA through a trade with Han Seung-hyuk and Jang Ji-soo in 2023.

He proved his potential by receiving steady opportunities, and Kim Do-young is shining while he is out due to injury. In addition to the defense that easily filled the third base, the batting average of 344 and 11 RBIs with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.788 is impressive.

Byun Woo-hyuk, who met after the game, said "The team had a hard time as many players were injured. The team's atmosphere is already bad, and it was especially hard because I was on high alert every moment. It's meaningful that we caught such a game."

Still, Byun Woo-hyuk took the opportunity that came in the meantime. He said "Even if you can't do it, you have to keep it at 50%. Every game is important. do one's best"It's the first time for me to play full time at third base like this," he explained.

The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th, and KIA Byun Woo-hyuk, with one out and second base, is happy to hit an RBI comeback in the top of the 8th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/

Both critical hits are the result of a proper match for the goalkeeper. In the sixth inning, he appeared with the bases loaded with two outs, chasing 1-2, and hit a two-run timely hit against Lotte Park Jin. It was a hit that could be the winning hit, but the title flew away as Lotte tied 3-3.

However, with one out and second base in the eighth inning, he hit the final hit again against Chung Chul-won. Byun Woo-hyuk "I was aiming for a fastball, but he kept throwing breaking balls and fouled it. At the end, I finally got a fastball, so I hit it coolly." This means that the hitting is that sharp.

On the same day, Kia was tightly tied to Lotte starter Kim Jin-wook with a no-hitter (one mistake, one walk) until the fifth inning. However, Byun Woo-hyuk "It was an atmosphere that we should keep doing it now. This eventually led to a good result," he smiled.

"Defence is not difficult. Looking at the first base mainly, it was just a little difficult to play third base. There is no defense burden at all right now. As long as you don't go out too often and get nervous. The more I do it, the more I feel at ease."

In fact, before the season, Byun Woo-hyuk's outlook for this season was not bright. This is because Kim Do-young is firmly holding up, Lee Woo-sung is showing good performance as a right-handed big bat resource, and new foreign Wizdom has joined. As for Wisdom's position, there was also pressure on his presence as a multi-base player as there was talk of 'the main position is first base, but third base is also possible'.

KIA won the match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th with a score of 5-4. Byun Woo-hyuk and Wisdom are sharing the joy of victory. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/

Is it because of that. Byun Woo-hyuk trained with Kim Do-young in the offseason and honed himself. He's a three-year-old brother, but he's really learning a lot. I contacted Doyoung even before today's game. 'Bro, I think I've realized something lately. He complimented me.' He was proud.

"It definitely feels different from before. In the past, he was greedy when he came to bat. I used to get ahead of myself and fight at the plate. Now, I give up my greed as much as I can. It tastes better because you start hitting one by one in a scoring situation. It's better to hit one hit each when the runner is underneath, rather than being greedy to hit far away."

However, even if Kim Do-young returns, he will have to give a chance while contemplating the utilization of Byun Woo-hyuk. It is serving as a vitality for the sluggish lineup.

Manager Lee Bum-ho said of Kim Do-young's condition, `The injury has recovered more than 90 percent. However, muscles need to be adjusted, and the sense of practice needs to be raised. When the training team determined that it was fully recovered, we will send out the Futures game, make it perfect and come up. " The reason why I was able to give Kim Do-young as much time as possible is thanks to Byun Woo-hyuk.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.